St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-02
Chips From the Ties.

The Manitoba has issued a circular calling
in its passes issued this year. 1t says that the
Interstate commerce law does not apply to the
Transportation Of passengers wholly in one
state" therefore it takes pleasure in inclos-
ing a pass good in one state or territory only.
and ADDS: I'VE are advised that if such
passes should be used for any part of passage
from point within one state OR territory to a
point wthout,tha the company might be sub
Jected to heavy penalties, and therefore must
ask you to sign the attached receipt, which
includes an agreement en- your part that the
pass will not be offered for transportation
under those circumstances
A meeting Of the various freight represent
atiyes in st. Paul was held at the office of J.
II. Clark yesterday afternoon, to diScuss the
matter of switching and the bearings of the
interstate law upon the subjec as to whether
railroads will be allowed to pay switching
charges at terminals to equalize delivery
Messrs. Boyden, of the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul; HannafUrd, of the Northern Pacific;
Hanley, of the Minnesota & Northwestern:
Hamblin, OF the Burlington & Northern:
Dodge, of the st. Paul & Duluth, and j. T.
Clark, of the Omaha. were present. No con-
illusions were reached.
On the 10th of March, 1885, the Montana
legislature passed bill, or supposed that it
did. prohibiting the expectation of hides.
skins and furs.. The bill was enrolled and
published. 1t has now been discovered that
1t did not pass both houses, but was enrolled
and published by mistake. The Northern
Pacific has now issued a circular setting forth
the facts, and authorizing its agents to &C
cept hides, skins and furS to be transp orted.
The act was entitled IAN act for the protec-
tion OF game"
j. H. Randall, of this city, has assumed the
duties of the position OF comptroller of the
81. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany, vice A. G. Postlethwaite, who resigned
on account of the demands of his new posi-
ton, that of general lard agent of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company. Mr.. Postle-
thwaite retains the position of land commits
sioner of the st. Paul Northern Pacific
Railway company.
The $40 p. m. train on the Omaha reached
st. Paul yesterday morning six hours late,
the delay being caused by an accident through
a broken rail near Cable. Two sleepers were
thrown off the track and thoroughly broken
up aud rendered useless. No one was Sc
riously hurt.
1t is reported that the Duluth and iron
range country is full of surveying parties of
the Chicago & Northwestern road. who expect
to occupy it before any other lines can be
run. deal between the Northwestern and
iron range roads Is limited at.
Hon. II. L. Dickinson of Dickinson, and T.
S. Underhil, of Antelope, Dak., president and
vice president of the Stark county board of
emigration, were in st. Paul yesterday on
their way back from the East.
The Fargo & Southwestern branch of the
Northern Pacific is open between Lisbon and
La Moure. This opens the entire branch
from Fargo to Cakes, by way of Lisbon.
The roads are now preparing instructions
to agents, conductors baggagemen and all
others as to how to conduct the business I'M
der the new interstate commerce bill.
The Milwaukee has issued a special tariff
on wood, brick and stone, and also a distance
table governing between points in Wisconsin
A special meeting of the St. Paul and Min
neapolis Passenger association has been
called for this forenoon at IL o'clock.
The Burlington g. Northern and the Mime
apolis s. Pacific have extended all old rates to
April f..
The Northern Pacific passenger department
has issued new rate sheet.